Kristin Vesely

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Kristin Vesely
Biographical details
Born (1984-02-07) February 7, 1984 (age 41)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2006 Oklahoma
2006–2007 New England Riptide
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010Blanchard HS (OK)
2011–2014 Houston (asst.)
2015–2016Houston (assoc. HC)
2017–2025Houston
Head coaching record
Overall233–218–1 (.517)

Kristin Marie Vesely is an American former collegiate All-American, professional softball outfielder who last served as the head coach at Houston. [1] [2] [3] She played college softball at Oklahoma. [4]

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Coaching career

Houston

On June 10, 2016, Kristin Vesely was announced as the new head coach of the Houston softball program. [5] She was promoted to the role of head coach after serving as associate head coach for 2 years. [6] In 2019, Vesely lead the Cougars to the finals of the Austin Regional to play Texas, where they lost both games. [7]

Statistics

Oklahoma Sooners
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2003591793346.2571321458.324%1326411
2004682113565.30817041487.412%22241519
2005672156397.451312218131.665%21133235
2006621935485.440495317123.637%28141113
TOTALS256798185293.36711091053393.492%84776278

Head coaching record

Sources: [8]

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Houston Cougars (American Athletic Conference)(2017–2023)
2017 Houston 30–2512–62nd
2018 Houston 37–2213–82nd NCAA Regional
2019 Houston 39–1912–83rd NCAA Regional
2020 Houston 16–7Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Houston 17–338–164th
2022 Houston 27–27–18–9–14th
2023 Houston 20–307–105th
Houston Cougars (Big 12 Conference)(2024–2025)
2024 Houston 25–304–2310th
2025 Houston 22–254–1811th
Houston:233–218–1 (.517)68–98–1 (.410)
Total:233–218–1 (.517)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Kristin Vesely". UHCougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. "2006 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. "Oklahoma Softball 2019 Media Guide". Soonersports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. "Kristin Vesely Named Houston Softball Head Coach". UHCougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. "UH promotes Kristin Vesely to head softball coach". Chron.com. Hearst Newspaper. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. "No. 9 Softball beats Houston twice to win NCAA Austin Regional". TexasSports.com. University of Texas Athletics. May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. "Houston Softball Record Book" (PDF). UHCougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved May 24, 2019.